How This Catalogue Uses Storage Technologies

This policy describes how the Public Domain Literature Library and its service providers may use cookies, local storage and similar technologies when you visit the catalogue at budxi.com. The term "cookie" is used here to mean any small data file placed on your device for the purposes described below.

Essential Cookies

A small number of cookies are strictly necessary for the catalogue to function. These may include session cookies that remember your current visit (for example, to keep you logged in if you have created an account) and persistent cookies that store basic preferences such as your chosen text display size or whether you have dismissed a notice about public-domain status. These essential cookies do not require your prior consent, but you may block them through your browser settings; doing so may prevent parts of the catalogue from working correctly.

Preference and Functionality Storage

Where you set a preference — such as a default category view, a language choice or a reading-companion display option — the catalogue may store that choice in a persistent cookie or in local storage so that it is applied on subsequent visits. This storage is used only to honour your selections and is not used for tracking.

Analytics

Where analytics are enabled, we may use first-party cookies to collect aggregated, non-identifying information about how the catalogue is used — for instance, which titles are viewed most often, which search terms are entered and which pages are visited. This helps us understand which works and reading notes are of interest and improve the catalogue's organisation. The data collected is not shared with third parties for their own purposes. You may opt out of analytics cookies by adjusting your browser settings or by using the consent controls provided on your first visit (where such controls are displayed).

Advertising Technologies

Where advertisements are displayed on the catalogue, Google and its partners may use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your visits to this and other websites. These technologies may include the Google DoubleClick cookie and Google AdSense cookies. The information collected may be used to show you more relevant advertisements and to measure the performance of advertising campaigns. Google's use of advertising cookies is governed by Google's own privacy policy. You can manage or withdraw your consent for such advertising storage through the cookie-consent banner shown on your first visit (where that banner is enabled) or by visiting Google's Ad Settings. If you disable advertising cookies, you will still see advertisements, but they may be less relevant to your interests.

Third-Party Storage

Some features of the catalogue may embed content from third-party services — for example, embedded video or social-media sharing buttons. Those services may set their own cookies or use local storage on your device. We do not control those storage technologies, and you should consult the relevant service's privacy and cookie policies for further information.

Session and Persistent Storage

Cookies used on this catalogue may be session cookies (which expire when you close your browser) or persistent cookies (which remain on your device for a longer period). Persistent cookies are used only as described above and have varying durations depending on their purpose. We do not specify fixed durations because these may change as the catalogue is updated, but none of our persistent cookies are designed to track you across unrelated websites.

Local Storage

In addition to cookies, the catalogue may use HTML5 local storage to save certain preferences or to cache data for performance reasons. Local storage is similar to persistent cookies but can hold larger amounts of data. It is not automatically cleared when you close your browser. You can clear local storage through your browser settings.

Your Choices

When you first visit the catalogue, you may see a consent banner that allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies (including analytics and advertising cookies, where enabled). You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link available in the footer of most pages. Alternatively, you can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality and user experience of the catalogue.

Withdrawal of Consent

If you have previously consented to non-essential cookies, you may withdraw that consent at any time by updating your preferences via the cookie settings link or by clearing cookies through your browser. Withdrawal will not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

Further Information

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or about how your data is handled, you may contact the manuscript reviewer at [email protected].